A join-venture of the french Aerospatiale and german MBB
projected at the end of the 70s and started in 1984 to provide an attack helicopter
to the German ( PAH-2 anti tank variant ) and French Armies (
HAP / HAC escort variant )
Due highly costs, the program was canceled in 1986 but was relaunched during 1987
and 5 prototypes were built.
In the 1990s, the demise of the Warsaw Pact threat, forced to the newly created
Eurocopter look for the international market.
First flight of the aircraft was in 1991. Serial production began in March 2002 and the first flight of
the production Tiger HAP for France took place in March 2003. France has ordered 80 aircraft
(70 combat support HAP and 10 antitank HAC ) with deliveries to commence in September 2003.
Germany has ordered 80 UHT combat support aircraft with deliveries to begin by the end of 2003.
Total procurement is planned to be 120 for France and 120 for Germany.
In December 2001, Eurocopter, with the Tiger ARH (armed reconnaissance), was awarded the contract
for the Australian Army’s Air 87 requirement for 22 helicopters. The Tiger ARH is a modified version of the
Tiger HAP with upgraded MTR390 engines and a laser designator incorporated in the Strix sight for the firing
of Hellfire II air-to-ground missiles. The first Tiger ARH was scheduled to enter service in 2004. Australian
Aerospace (a subsidiary of Eurocopter) is to set up a local production facility for assembly of the helicopters
and the manufacture of parts for the entire programme. ADI Ltd will be a major subcontractor, responsible for
customising the mission and communications systems.
In September 2003, Spain, partner at the EADS group, selected a version of the Tiger HAP combat support helicopter to be called the HAD
which will be armed with the Trigat LR and Mistral missile systems. 24 helicopters will be ordered which will also
have an uprated Enhanced MTR390 engine and a heavier payload. Deliveries are scheduled for 2007-08.
Pilot Crewstation (Front)
Gunner Crewstation (Rear)
First Flight : March 27, 1991 Crew: 2
Type: Gunship
Engines: 2 * 1280 shp MTU/Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca MTR390 turbine engines Speed : 260 km/h Rate of climb: 600 m/min Endurance: 2 h 50 min Weight: 3300 kg -- Max: 6000
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